Carton



Dec. 15, 1953 w. c. STORER ET AL 2,662,638

CARTON Filed Aug. 18, 1949 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 2 m" I I IHHIHIH 5 E:INVENTORS WILLIAM-C. STORER QDELBERT L.ROTRUCK fzgrmu ATTORNEYS.

Patented Dec. 15, 1953 UNITED STATblS PATENT QFFECE CARTON William C.Storer and Adelbert L. Rotruck, Narrows, Va., assignors to CelaneseCorporation of America, New York, N. Y., a corporation of Delaware Thisinvention relates to cartons and relates more particularly to cartonsfor storing and shipping packages of yarn.

The bulk of the yarn produced in the textile industry is wound intopackages, such as bobbins, cones, cheeses, pirns and the like. Duringthe storing and shipping of these yarn packages they must be supportedso as to prevent them from rubbing against each other or against thewalls or the carton in which they are contained, since such rubbingwould mar at least the outer layers of yarn on said packages. Thecartons heretofore employed for storing and shipping yarn packages haveincluded means, such as apertured inserts, for engaging the yarnpackages so as to prevent movement thereof and damage to the yarn woundthereon. However, these cartons have been relatively expensive and haverequired a considerable amount of labor for their assembly anddisassembly, thereby increasing the handling costs in storing andshipping the yarn packages. In addition, these cartons have failed toprovide adequate support for the yarn packages, with the result thatyarn damage frequently occurred, particularly when the loaded cartonswere subjected to shocks during handling or shipping.

It is an important object of this invention to provide a carton forstoring and shipping packages of yarn which will be free from theforegoing and other disadvantages of the cartons hitherto employed forthis purpose, and which will. be especially simple in construction andeiiicient in use.

A further object of this invention is the provision of a carton forstoring and shipping packages of yarn which will engage and support saidpackages so as to avoid relative displacement thereof and damage to theyarn wound thereon.

Other objects of this invention, together with certain details ofconstruction and combinations of parts, will be apparent from thefollowing detailed description and claims.

A preferred embodiment of our invention of a carton for storing andshipping bobbins of yarn will now described with particular reference tothe accompanying drawings wherein Fig. l is a perspective view of anassembled carton, partly broken away to show the arrangement of yarnpackages therein,

Figs. 2 and 3 are detail views, on an enlarged scale, of a palletforming a part of the carton shown in Fig. 1,

Figs. 4 and 5 are detail views, on an enlarged scale, of a yarn packageshelf forming a part of the carton shown in Fig. 1, and

Figs. 6 and '7 are detail views, on an enlarged scale, of a cap forminga part of the carton shown in Fig. 1.

Referring now to the drawings, the reference numeral H designatesgenerally a pallet comprising a base II! which is supported on legs l3,whereby access to the underside of the pallet i i by the tongue or forkof a lift truck may be had. Yarn package shelves I l, having a pluralityof regularly disposed pins It extending therethrough and projecting fromboth sides thereof are mounted on the pallet H, with the pins l5engaging a plurality of regularly disposed apertures Iii in the base l2to secure the yarn package shelves l l against accidental displacement.The yarn package shelves I l carry a layer ll of yarn packages, such asbobbins 68, which are held securely in place by engagement with the pinsi5. Resting on the layer i? are additional yarn package shelves i l withthe portion of the pins projecting from the under surface of saidshelves engaging the bobbins E8 in the layer ii,

and with the portion of the pins l5 projeting from the upper surface ofsaid shelves engaging the bobbins iii in a layer ls. Additional layers2i, 22, 23 and 24 of bobbins l8, each supported on yarn package shelvesi i, are superposed in similar manner on the layer i 9. The upper layer24 is covered with a cap 25 that is provided with a plurality ofdownwardly projecting pins 28 that engage the bobbins E8 in said layer.While only a few pins 26 are shown in the cap 25, it is of coursepossible to provide a sufficient number of pins 26 to engage each of thebobbins it in the layer 24. A protective cover 2'. of corrugated board,cardboard or other suitable material is fitted over the several layersof bobbins i3 and the entire assembly is bound into a strong, unitarystructure by means of steel straps 28 and 29.

In filling the carton of this invention, the bobbins [8 are mounted onthe pins lb of the yarn package shelves Hi, and the yarn shelves withthe bobbins thereon are placed on ,the base 12 with the pins l5 engagingthe aper- .tures [6 to form the layer ll. yarn package shelves 44 withbobbins Hi mount- Then, additional to accommodate only fifteen bobbinsI8 so that the total weight of the loaded shelf will not be excessive.With a base I2 of the size shown, three .such yarn package shelves I4are required to support each layer of the bobbins I8. However, it ispossible, by varying the design, to provide for each layer of bobbins I8to be supported by a larger or smaller number of yarn package shelvesI4.

Further to assist in packing the carton, each of the pins I5 projectsfrom the upper surface of the yarn package shelf I4 a greater distancethan it does from the under surface of said shelf. This provides a firmengagement between the pins I5 and the bobbins I8 mounted thereon sothat the loaded yarn package shelves I4 may be handled freely withoutfear of dropping any of the bobbins I 8, yet permits the loaded shelvesto be positioned readily on the base I2 or on a layer of the bobbins I8without special precautions for engaging the pins I5 with the aperturesI6 in said base or with the bobbins in said layer.

It is to be understood that the foregoing detailed description is givenmerely by way of illustration and that many variations may be madetherein without departin from the spirit of our invention.

Having described our invention, what we desire to secure by LettersPatent is:

1. In a carton for storing and shipping separate packages of yarnarranged in superposed layers, each of said packages being apertured atthe top and bottom thereof, a plurality of intermediate shelves betweensaid layers, each intermediate shelf being supported by the layer ofpackages beneath said intermediate shelf and supporting the layer ofpackages above said intermediate shelf, a bottom shelf supporting all ofsaid layers, a pallet carrying said layers and said shelf and having aplurality of apertures therein, pins mounted in said intermediateshelves and projecting from both sides thereof, said pins engaging inthe apertures of said yarn packages to prevent relative movementthereof, and pins mounted in said bottom shelf and projecting from bothsides thereof, the upper portions of the latter pins engaging in theapertures of the yarn packages in said bottom layers to prevent relativemovement thereof and the lower portions of the latter pins engaging inthe apertures in said pallet to prevent relative horizontal movement ofthe bottom shelf and packages with respect to said pallet.

2, In a carton for storing and shipping separate packages of yarnarranged in superposed layers, each of said packages being apertured atthe top and bottom thereof, a plurality of intermediate shelves betweensaid layers, each intermediate shelf being supported by the layer ofpackages beneath said intermediate shelf and supporting the layer ofpackages above said intermediate shelf, a bottom shelf supporting all ofsaid layers, a pallet carrying said layers and said shelf and having aplurality of apertures therein, pins mounted in said intermediateshelves and projecting from both sides thereof, said pins engaging inthe apertures of said yarn packages to prevent relative movementthereof, and pins mounted in said bottom shelf and projecting from bothsides thereof, the upper portions of the latter pins engaging in theapertures of the yarn packages in said bottom layers to prevent relativemovement thereof and the lower portions of the latter pins engaging inthe apertures in said pallet to prevent relative horizontal movement ofthe bottom shelf and packages with respect to said pallet, said pinsprojecting from the upper surfaces of said intermediate and bottomshelves a greater distance than from the under surfaces of said shelves.

3. In a carton for storing and shipping separate packages of yarnarranged in superposed layers, each of said packages being apertured atthe top and bottom thereof, a plurality of intermediate shelves betweensaid layers, each intermediate shelf being supported by the layer ofpackages beneath said intermediate shelf and supporting the layer ofpackages above said intermediate shelf, a bottom shelf supporting all ofsaid layers, a pallet carrying said layers and said shelf and having aplurality of apertures therein, pins mounted in said intermediateshelves and projecting from both sides thereof, said pins engaging inthe apertures of said yarn packages to prevent relative movementthereof, and pins mounted in said bottom shelf and projecting from bothsides thereof, the upper portions of the latter pins engaging in theapertures of the yarn packages in said bottom layers to prevent relativemovement thereof and the lower portions of the latter pins engaging inthe apertures in said pallet to prevent relative horizontal movement ofthe bottom shelf and packages with respect to said pallet, said pinsprojecting from the upper surfaces of said shelves a greater distancethan from the under surfaces of said shelves, a cap resting on theuppermost of said layers and having a plurality of pins extendingdownwardly therefrom for engaging the packages of yarn, and a protectivecover fitting over said layers.

WILLIAM C. STORER. A.,L. ROTRUCK.

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